Xseed Not Interested In Localizing Medabots Games

Medabots has seen a couple of Nintendo 3DS games, but no one appears interested in localizing them for the west… including Xseed, who have a reputation for picking up some of the unlikeliest candidates for localization.

On Xseed’s Facebook page (via: GoNintendo), a fan asked if Xseed are interested in localizing Medabots: Dual. An Xseed representative replied, “Sorry, but not likely.”

They elaborated, “We don’t have anyone here familiar with that series, so without an in-house ‘cheerleader’ stubbornly withholding the office Dragonball-themed cookies until everyone else caves, the series will never be put up to a vote, much less approved.”

Medabots: Dual was announced earlier this year in Famitsu magazine. As per usual, the game comes in Kabuto and Kuwagata versions, and is in development for 3DS.

Well they can suck it, that series is very nostalgic, its up there with pokemon and dragon ball z.

Nate

Lol! I like the part about being a cheerleader bringing in cookies! I really hope they localize Valkyria Chronicles and the Shinning series games. It would be awesome if they broght over some Gundam games too.

bloodiOS

Sega doesn’t like to localize their own games and despite others willing to do it for them even more, so really, you will never see Valkyria Chronicles III and the Shining series make it over here. Pretty sure Atlus once asked to do it but was pretty much given the middle finger by Sega.

As usual we will see a facebook page/poll/survey that gets 50k-300k+ signs, but ultimately only a fraction of those actually are fans. And if it does get localized only a fraction of those fans will buy it like always.

Raltrios

Sigh.

I know they’re in the right mindset, but still…

Göran Isacson

Where is that art from? Looks… familiar…

Raltrios

Haha, I had to ask the same thing yesterday when I first saw it.
Jingai Shuman 3, NSFW.

Göran Isacson

Oooh yes.

I’ve read those.

I enjoy those =3

NimbusStev

That is disappointing, but can you really blame them? I don’t imagine there is a very large market in the West surrounding a game like this. I’m honestly surprised the series is still as big as it seems in Japan.

Tsurugi

Why…. ( Doesn’t matter if you don´t know the series, the game will tell a story, the gameplay is amazing, the game is epic, if people don´t know, they will know and buy) — Xseed should take the risk because the game is amazing!